Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-13
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50 clul COffeSI O,4uo ce OF Cf1esbe anu. oh Has
ELKron, MD Jan ~ I'm the circuit
court for Cecil county yesterday morning
the Jury in the case OF John q. Davis, the
well knosn Elkton barber. against
William IA. Singerly, that had bten on
trial for week, rendered u sealed Yer-
dict for the defendant. The jury agreed
on it's verdict in l,ss than three hours.
The case Of james McKeown VS.. the
Philadelphia, Wilmington j. Baltimore
Railroad company, for damages, for the
services of his son John McKeown, q
minor, who was 10 the employ of defend.
ant company and vas killed on its TOad.
Young MoKeown was y section hand and
while riding on q hand-car his clothing
caught in o crank ind he was thrown Oh
the track in front of the car which
ran over and killed him, The plaintiff
claims thst the hand car upon which his
aon was riding WAS an old cast on one
aud not OF the modern pattern. The
mora modern ones are propelled differ
emily and tho plaintiff Chains thet if one
Of these had been used the accident
would not have occurred and charges
negligence on the part Of the defendants
in having the old hand car in use. Albert
Constable appears for the plaintiff and
Alexander Evans, William j. Jones and
L Marshall Haines for the railroad com.
pany.
An interesting question was submitted
TO the judges Of the circuit court yester-
day by written statements of attorneys.
The case was that of State of Maryland
vs. James O. Davis, clerk of the circuit
court Of Cecil county. The suit is a
| friendly one TO test doubtful question
in the marriage license law. 1t nov costs
bat one dollar to obtain marriage
license In Maryland. Mr.. Davis is of the
| opinion that the whole amount should go
to the clerk for issuing and keeping a
record Of the same. The state, ON the
other hand, claims so cents of this
amount Under the old license law when
| 81 SO was the fee the clerk received 80
cents and the bslaone OF the amount was
returned 10 the state treasurer. The
duties of the clerk under the new law are
greater than under the old. Mr.. Davis is
one Of half dozen clerks who have re-
| fused to hand over any of the fee to the
state. The amount the state claims TO
date is $144 80. Whichever way the
lower court decides, the case will go to
the court of appeals for final settlement.
ELKroN, Jan. BIN the circuit court
/ for Cecil county yesterday, the court
ruled in the case of James McKeown VS..
| the Philadelphia, Wilmington d Balti-
more Railroad Company for damages,
| that the evidence was not sufficient to
give the plaintiff right to recover and
instructed the jury to find verdict for
| the defendant.
The next case taken up was that of
I T. Il har ark
/ Jsnney VS.. the Philadelphia, Wilmington
| & Baltimore Railroad Company for dam
ages. Flora Janney is the young daughter
| of Deputy Sheriff Janney, She received
| injuries to one of her hands on the CON-
pany's cars by having ii caught in door
and the ends of two fingers crushed, part
Of one being severed. Negligence on the
| part Of the company is charged. Albert
| Constable and William Knight, Esas.,
appeared for the plaintiff, and William
Jones, Alexander Evans and L. Marshall
Haines, Esqs., for the defendant.
Delpbos Price has rented the FELTON,
House and will take possession in March,
when o. p. Clemson, who has had the
hotel for many years, rotires to his form,
near Cherry Hill. Mr.. Price is son of
| the late ex-Sheriff James b. Price, who
years.
At meeting this week of the stock
holders of the Elkton National Bank, the
| following were elected directors Rueben
| Haines, a. II. Brady, Jacob Tome, j. A.
j. Cresswell and Frank R. Scott. The
| directors elected tine following officers !:
Presid emit, Jacob Tome; Vice president,
| J. A. J. OresBwell Cashier, o. B. Finley.
l n faw
| William L. Warburton, trustee, yester-
day offered the property Of the late Sarah
| Whitelock, consisting Of % acres Of land,
| improved by comfortable dwelling
house, situated in the First district, on
| $165 and withdrawn.
FLKToN, Jan. 13.--The opponents of
the present road law who were out voted
at the meeting held on Tuesday to dis
| ouss the condition of the roads, have pre-
pared petitions which they are circulating
throughout the county, asking the legis-
lature of Maryland, now in session, that
as by reason of the Large number of
offices that the rosd Law of Cecil creates
and the useless specifications and require
ments it contains, ia rendered unneoea-
sary, expensive and impossible of exeou-
ton; that the said road law be SO altered
or amended as to authorize the county
commissioners to make and keep the
roads in proper repair by contracting
with suitable persons to do the work, or
by employing them by the day, as in
their Judgment may be best, without the
intervention of road commissioners, road
inspectors or any other official whatever
|
ELKToN, Jan. 16 The December term
of the Osoil county court is drawing near
close, and will probably adjourn to-
day. The case OF jacob Rambo VS. James
Whelan, il now on trial. This is suit
| for $109 %, balance due on contract
price of house constructed a few miles
from Blkton by plaintiff for defendant.
The defendant, who is an ex-sergeaut of
police in Wilmington, claims the house
was faultily constructed aud not accord
| ing to specifications. Jones and Haiues
for plaintiff; John $. Writ for defendant
III the regular panel of jurors except
those on the case now on tGia', were
finally discharged.
On Saturday the case Of Flora l. Jan
ney, by her next friend e. W Janney vs.
the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Balti-
more Railroad Company was concluded
by the jury rendering a verdict for the
plaintiff, allowing her 81, 900 damages,
The young girl, who is aged about 10
years, had the ends Of two Of her fiugers
crushed by being caught in the door of o
car, it was alleged through negligence OF
the defendant Albert Constable aud
and William Knight represented the
plaintiff. The latter made his maiden
effort before jury and acquitted him
self very creditably.
States attorney William S Evans settled
the case against Harry Confer, proprietor
Of the farmers Hotel of this town, for
violating the prohibitory law. The States.
attorney thought it impossible 10 secure a
conviction, and as Confer hhd agreed to
leave the State and not return, he thought
public opinion jls'isd him ia this 40
ton. Confer, who has been in jail for
several months, has been tried three times
before Cecil county juries for this offence
since his arrest, with the result of Que
acquittM and two juries disagseeirg He
was released On Saturday afternoon. The
case against Conier has excited consider
able interest in the county as be was con
sidered the most open violator of the pro-
hibitory law In the county.
Walter Scott, youth who was arrested
In the fair grounds in October last
charged with picking pockets was re-
leased on his own reongnizance, no wit.
nestes appearing against him. His coun-
sci said he desired q trial.
ELKToN, Jan. IT, Walter Fl. Armstrong
OF Fair Hill has sold his fine horse Sol
taire, by Gilt Edge,to Mr.. Irwin, a driver